The phenology and population dynamics of Culicoides spp. in different ecosystems in The Netherlands

Takken, Willem; Verhulst, Niels O.; Scholte, Ernst-Jan; Jacobs, Frans; Jongema, Yde; Lammeren, R.J.A. van

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2008.06.015

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“…Knowledge of host range and host preferences, and an understanding of host-seeking behaviour of the most abundant Culicoides species near northern European farms, C. obsoletus (Baldet et al, 2008;Takken et al, 2008;Mehlhorn et al, 2009;Zimmer et al, 2009Zimmer et al, , 2013bZimmer et al, ,d, 2014b, are essential. This information will allow a better understanding of vector-host interaction, the transmission cycle of pathogens, and the epidemiology of associated diseases.…”

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Orientation behaviour of Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a relevant virus vector in northern Europe, toward host-associated odorant cues

Zimmer

Verheggen

Haubruge

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Veterinary Parasitology

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a b s t r a c tSome Culicoides biting midge species (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) are biological virus vectors worldwide and have recently been associated with outbreaks of important epizootic diseases such as bluetongue and Schmallenberg in northern Europe. These diseases, which affect domestic and wild ruminants, have caused considerable economic losses. Knowledge of host preferences of these biting midges -especially of the relevant vectors of arboviruses near farms, such as Culicoides obsoletus in northern Europe -is essential to understand pathogen transmission cycles and the epidemiology of associated diseases. This study aimed to determine host preferences of C. obsoletus using an in-field flight tunnel containing pairs of calf, sheep, chicken, and human hosts (and controls) and a laboratory two-choice bioassay containing volatile extracts of host skin (and controls). Behavioural responses of nulliparous C. obsoletus females in the in-field flight tunnel showed a preference for human (but also calf and sheep) hosts, probably due to their exhalation of greater quantities of carbon dioxide. The laboratory experiment revealed that volatile organic compounds released from the skin of chicken and sheep seemed to attract this species. Culicoides obsoletus, thus, seems to have a wide host range and to be particularly attracted by humans under field conditions. A better understanding of vector-host interaction could enable the development of control strategies against adult biting midges, by exploiting insect-repelling or -attractive semiochemicals. Volatile extracts of chicken and/or sheep skin could be used to identify volatile compounds attractive to C. obsoletus, which in turn could be used in baited traps.

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Orientation behaviour of Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a relevant virus vector in northern Europe, toward host-associated odorant cues

Zimmer

Verheggen

Haubruge

et al. 2015

Veterinary Parasitology

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“…In a recent study of biting midges in Sweden (Nielsen et al 2010), six species of the subgenus (Kiel et al 2009;Vorsprach et al 2009). Likewise, six species were found in the Netherlands: C. impunctatus, Culicoides halophilus Kieffer 1924, C. lupicaris, C. pulicaris, C. punctatus, and a Culicoides species near newsteadi (Takken et al 2008;Meiswinkel et al 2008). In Switzerland, where biting midges were collected at seven sites, the identification of C. grisescens and C. deltus specimens produced problems.…”

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Molecular differentiation of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the subgenus Culicoides Latreille in Denmark

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Identification of Culicoides biting midges to species has attracted attention due to the recent outbreak of bluetongue disease in Northern Europe. Identification of Culicoides to species level has been based on morphological characters and is difficult as several species belonging to species complexes are hard to distinguish. We evaluated the use of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome oxidase I gene (COI) barcode region in the identification of species within the subgenus Culicoides. COI barcode sequence divergence within species was <1%, whereas it ranged from 12.5% to 19.8% between subgenus Culicoides species. The divergence of subgenus Culicoides species to C. nubeculosus from the subgenus Monoculicoides ranged from 24.4% to 26.1%. Specimens were differentiated into eight unique clusters, including the four common Palaearctic species Culicoides punctatus, Culicoides pulicaris, Culicoides impunctatus, and Culicoides grisescens. Additionally, this study confirms the existence of Culicoides halophilus as a valid taxon and presents the first Culicoides deltus barcode sequences. Three additional groups of specimens were identified: Culicoides dk1 with a COI barcode diverging by 14.3% to 17.2% from other subgenus Culicoides species and Culicoides Kalix and Culicoides dk3, which diverged by 5.9% from each other and showed 12.5% to 17.6% divergence in COI barcode to subgenus Culicoides specimens.

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“…The disease in sheep can be severe and is strongly breed related [129]. In non-endemic areas, where Culicoides species do not survive throughout the year due to colder conditions, a number of theories have been postulated for overwintering of the virus but there is a lack of solid evidence for how this might occur [125][126][127][128][129][130][131][132][133][134].…”

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Reservoirs and vectors of emerging viruses

Mackenzie

Jeggo

2013

Current Opinion in Virology

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The phenology and population dynamics of Culicoides spp. in different ecosystems in The Netherlands

Cited by 61 publications

References 18 publications

Orientation behaviour of Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a relevant virus vector in northern Europe, toward host-associated odorant cues

Orientation behaviour of Culicoides obsoletus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae), a relevant virus vector in northern Europe, toward host-associated odorant cues

Molecular differentiation of Culicoides biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) from the subgenus Culicoides Latreille in Denmark

Reservoirs and vectors of emerging viruses

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